OMG! What's happened to used 997 prices? Be very afraid...

[fastgerman]

mollytherocker said:

You have forgotten;

Manual gearboxes are for people with beards & sandals who think they are awesome drivers that are faster than computers and bang on about 'feel' - Autos are for people who have limited driving capability and co-ordination problems (Goes well with lady park).

Air cooled are slow, old, rubbish and noisy vs Water cooled are the work of the devil himself and arent actually a 'real' Porsche.

Cabriolets are for hairdressers with blonde hair called Anthony and Coupes are for ugly people that bore everyone about chassis stiffness.

Any more?

MTR

Haha true this I why the Porsche forum should be split into models

[Catpee]

What about "don't slag off my dealership, or I'll sue you ?"

[Mermaid]

fastgerman said:

Haha true this I why the Porsche forum should be split into models

Mods, are you listening

[blackburn]

mollytherocker said:

'Ive found this car for sale in the classifieds, it looks shiny. From a couple of crap pictures and a brief description can you advise me the exact condition, its true worth and what it will cost me in maintenance over 2 years and whether I should buy it?'

MTR

Sorry Peter. Guilty as charged...

[jackal]

pete.g said:

My top 'Groundhog Day' threads, not in rank order:

Aren't these cars very expensive to run, especially when DEPRECIATION is taken into account?

I'm a Porsche driver and some unwashed chap was disrespectful to me and I want to know how to arrange to have him flogged.

What options are essential? (Answer: all the ones on my car, none of the ones on your car and by the way mine is the nicest colour.)

I'm hoping to get onto the Olympic team for prevarication and procrastination, could you help me make up my mind as to how I make a decision about how to spend my own money.

Porsche engines leak oil and blow up - would it be a good idea to have a warranty?

Money: I have lots/a little/borrowed some; my way of doing financial things is right, anyone who disagrees is an idiot.

lol

[Helicopter123]

jackal said:

pete.g said:

My top 'Groundhog Day' threads, not in rank order:

Aren't these cars very expensive to run, especially when DEPRECIATION is taken into account?

I'm a Porsche driver and some unwashed chap was disrespectful to me and I want to know how to arrange to have him flogged.

What options are essential? (Answer: all the ones on my car, none of the ones on your car and by the way mine is the nicest colour.)

I'm hoping to get onto the Olympic team for prevarication and procrastination, could you help me make up my mind as to how I make a decision about how to spend my own money.

Porsche engines leak oil and blow up - would it be a good idea to have a warranty?

Money: I have lots/a little/borrowed some; my way of doing financial things is right, anyone who disagrees is an idiot.

But it's still fun all the same...


lol

[mph]

peterg1955 said:

Great post, sums up about 90% of the threads on this Porsche forum ;-)

The other 10% is people complaining about the 90%

[mollytherocker]

mph said:

peterg1955 said:

Great post, sums up about 90% of the threads on this Porsche forum ;-)

The other 10% is people complaining about the 90%

[J-P]

[MrTickle]

Sums up all with the exception of how powerful a remapped 335d is compared to any Porsche!

ETA: Oh and comparisons with a Datsun GTR

[Carl_Docklands]

peterg1955 said:

pete.g said:

My top 'Groundhog Day' threads, not in rank order:

Aren't these cars very expensive to run, especially when DEPRECIATION is taken into account?

I'm a Porsche driver and some unwashed chap was disrespectful to me and I want to know how to arrange to have him flogged.

What options are essential? (Answer: all the ones on my car, none of the ones on your car and by the way mine is the nicest colour.)

I'm hoping to get onto the Olympic team for prevarication and procrastination, could you help me make up my mind as to how I make a decision about how to spend my own money.

Porsche engines leak oil and blow up - would it be a good idea to have a warranty?

Money: I have lots/a little/borrowed some; my way of doing financial things is right, anyone who disagrees is an idiot.

Great post, sums up about 90% of the threads on this Porsche forum ;-)

These are also "classic" threads (tongue in cheek):

Insurance, I have the intelligence to buy a Porsche but not the intelligence to work moneysupermarket.com

Tyres, I cannot be arsed to google for the manual, what tyres fit my car? If i put the cheap ones on from blackcicles and crash it will i lose my warranty ?

The "I am broke, why are people trying to charge me 10% interest for a Porsche - the bds!" thread

My 996 Turbo has 1000bhp and your car is st thread

The C4S Blue/Savannah is the best 911 ever made because its the only one I could afford thread

The "I got caught driving 140MPH down the M1 in my Turbo, how do i avoid a ban" thread

My Porsche is losing money, why is this? thread

and the current favourite:

I have a 964 RS and need to feel re-assured about its value, I will keep posting topics about it until someone else with another 964 RS tells me its worth £250k, wait 6 weeks and then repeat the question.

[J-P]

all2ofme said:

Pete, surely you've missed:

"I've got another new car"
Last post: Phucker 10:04am

Haha! Very true! We should call it Phooey's diets ( in strong East Anglian drawl):

"this week, I will be mostly consuming Porsches"

[NJH]

There hasn't been a classic quite like the "can someone lend me a piece of a secondhand claybar" thread since the "can someone lend me a piece of a secondhand claybar" thread.

[HoHoHo]

NJH said:

There hasn't been a classic quite like the "can someone lend me a piece of a secondhand claybar" thread since the "can someone lend me a piece of a secondhand claybar" thread.

Off topic, there's a thread on the AV forum that's on a par with the clay bar question.......

paddyhasneeds said:

I need a 1m HDMI cable. Anyone know of anything cheaper than £2.69 delivered?

It's not just Porka owners that seem to post and start interesting threads!

[oyster]

andyeds1234 said:

tuffer said:

Who gives a F#@k, I have had 80K's worth of enjoyment out of my GTS in 6 months so I don't care what the price does.

+1
As the thread suggests, I am afraid.
I'm afraid of meeting some of these people and being bored to death.

That's great for you. But you are in a very small minority who plainly have enough cash to cope with financial shocks. A very small minority even of Porsche owners.

[tuffer]

oyster said:

andyeds1234 said:

tuffer said:

Who gives a F#@k, I have had 80K's worth of enjoyment out of my GTS in 6 months so I don't care what the price does.

+1
As the thread suggests, I am afraid.
I'm afraid of meeting some of these people and being bored to death.

That's great for you. But you are in a very small minority who plainly have enough cash to cope with financial shocks. A very small minority even of Porsche owners.

If you can't afford the depreciation or don't want to take the risk then don't buy it. The day I paid for mine I knew I was basically throwing away £80K, I am not rich and this was an extravagance but one that I went into with my eyes wide open and aware of what I was getting myself into. I also had the blessing of the wife so that made it more bearable.
Its still F'n brilliant.

[Scelto]

oyster said:

That's great for you. But you are in a very small minority who plainly have enough cash to cope with financial shocks. A very small minority even of Porsche owners.

I can't imagine why anybody would classify depreciation as a "financial shock"!

[The Mp]

tuffer said:

If you can't afford the depreciation or don't want to take the risk then don't buy it. The day I paid for mine I knew I was basically throwing away £80K, I am not rich and this was an extravagance but one that I went into with my eyes wide open and aware of what I was getting myself into. I also had the blessing of the wife so that made it more bearable.
Its still F'n brilliant.

This ^

[alphonso]

C'mon guys, as snoop dogg would say, let's put this thread to bed, it's embarrassing enough as it is.

I think we can all agree that depreciation on your 911 will be roughly 12% in the first year, 11% in the second and so on, with the occasional bump and dip for economic circumstances and new car issues.

Let's end it there

Edited by alphonso on Tuesday 24th January 17:06

[Mermaid]

alphonso said:

..
I think we can all agree that depreciation on your 911 will be roughly 12% in the first year, 11% in the second and so on, with the occasional bump and dip for economic circumstances and new car issues.

Exactly, the boggo 911 is a high volume mass produced car. Even the low volume & very special 997.GT3RS has lost £30k (25%).